Nico Rosberg fights back and takes the lead in practice one of the Brazilian Grand Prix.
The German was 0.221 seconds quicker than Hamilton and nearly a second clear of the field, which was led by Toro Rosso’s Daniil Kvyat in third place.
Toro Rosso’s Max Verstappen, who is making his grand prix debut next year at the age of 17, was sixth. The impressive Dutchman was as high as third at one point in what was his third outing in practice in preparation for next season.
Ferrari’s Fernando Alonso was fourth ahead of Williams’s Felipe Massa.
| Pos. | Drivers | Teams | Time | Laps |
| 01. | 06 –  Nico Rosberg |
Mercedes AMG Petronas | 1:12.764 | 30 |
| 02. | 44 –  Lewis Hamilton |
Mercedes AMG Petronas | 1:12.985 | 32 |
| 03. | 26 –  Daniil Kvyat |
Scuderia Toro Rosso | 1:13.723 | 39 |
| 04. | 14 –  Fernando Alonso |
Scuderia Ferrari | 1:13.742 | 30 |
| 05. | 19 –  Felipe Massa |
Williams Martini Racing | 1:13.811 | 28 |
| 06. | 38 –  Max Verstappen |
Scuderia Toro Rosso | 1:13.827 | 26 |
| 07. | 13 –  Pastor Maldonado |
Lotus F1 Team | 1:14.034 | 31 |
| 08. | 07 –  Kimi Raikkonen |
Scuderia Ferrari | 1:14.114 | 32 |
| 09. | 20 –  Kevin Magnussen |
McLaren F1 | 1:14.136 | 30 |
| 10. | 03 –  Daniel Ricciardo |
Red Bull Racing | 1:14.197 | 27 |
| 11. | 99 – Adrian Sutil |
Sauber F1 Team | 1:14.434 | 31 |
| 12. | 40 – Felipe Nasr |
Williams Martini Racing | 1:14.522 | 22 |
| 13. | 27 – Nico Hulkenberg |
Sahara Force India | 1:14.678 | 33 |
| 14. | 01 – Sebastian Vettel |
Red Bull Racing | 1:14.902 | 24 |
| 15. | 08 –  Romain Grosjean |
Lotus F1 Team | 1:15.109 | 23 |
| 16. | 34 – Daniel Juncadella |
Sahara Force India | 1:16.030 | 17 |
| 17. | 21 –  Esteban Gutierrez |
Sauber F1 Team | no time | 6 |
| 18. | 22 – Jenson Button |
McLaren F1 | no time | 1 |
